Workshop Copenhagen_Group Mother Cell

8/4/2019 Workshop Copenhagen_Group Mother Cell

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DREAMHAMAR GROUP 10

LOGBOOK

Soe Lambergli Rnar Eyjlfsson

Mathilde S. BallegaardCecilie V. NielsenSteffen Ommundsen

VESTERBRO TORV


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VESTERBRO TORV

SHOPPING STREET

CENTRAL STATION

TIVOLI

TOWN HALL CHRISTIANSBORG

Dreamhamar Group 10Logbook

VESTERBRO TORV


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VESTERBRO TORV


Paradis

Fotocafen

Buddha Bar

Elias Church

Wax Clinique

Barbar Bar

Skammekrogen

Cafe Obelix

Ben Ben Bike Shop

Shops

Shops Shops

Irma


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VESTERBRO TORV


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VESTERBRO TORVTraditional use:


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Traditional functions in squares



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VESTERBRO TORV


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VESTERBRO TORV


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Homeless man working as a photographer:


- Should be more clean...- Keep the place as it was rst

built!

- Respect the history of the

square.

- Could be nice with a barrier

to shield from the trafc.

- Vesterbo should be for all kindsof people.

- Include all ages!

- The paving stone is really nice,

and should be kept.


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Two men, 22 years old, from Norway

- The plaza is too grey.

- To bring some color, we would like some ower beds

and and art installations, e.g. a sculpture.- A taller wall to block out some more noise would be

great

- Great that there is table service out on the square


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Two men, around 50 years old, lives in a shelter in Vesterbro

- We are regulars

- Too much trac

Whats missing? What should be done for you to use the square

even more?

- Further screening of the square to create enclosure would be great.

- There is only a broken swing in a tree at the moment, so some ac-

tivity facilities for children would be nice...

- More comfortable benches and some public tables with chairs.

- An activity on the square, e.g. petanque, croquet or miniature golf.

- Reduce the trucks that drive on the square to unload their cargo.

- Reduce the inuence of the commerciel stuff on the square (cafes,

bars etc.) - create unity through free activities and community en-

hancing good.

- Make it usable in wintertime by creating a canopy or pavillion

a skating rink in winter would be lovely too....


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- The square has a rough look (old materials, combination of different stones = good)- Remove the poles (no function)

- People know each other, you feel kind of home here...

- More prostitution coming, the areal going in the wrong direction close the square in

some way.

- Place some more owers (dont think they would be destroyed)

- Screen the cafs more.

- The seats round the tree should have a backrest.

- In winter make some small houses for all the dogs + the houses around the square

is used more in winter integrate them in the square.- More lightning

Middle-aged lady:


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Old lady

- Want the old stores and cafs

back, much more nice atmos-

phere.- Has lived in one of the building

on the square in 28 years.

- Too many bikes at the square,

special too close to the cafs,

shops and corners close the

passage next to Obelix caf.

- Less trafc- Installing a skating ring in the

winter.

- Petanque play against the little

wall.


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- The seats possibilities are not

good enough, benches not com-

fortable, should be more straight.

- Removing or replacing too

much at the square would ruinthe square.

- Maybe something some small

in the middle of the square with

different levels (moving activities)

- The colors of the building

should not be repainted in the

Disney colors as they have been.

Swedish guy:


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-Cobblestones make it difcult to clean ground cover properly. Things get stuck

in between the stones and the sweeper is hard on them. Even the small stripe

of asphalt along the wall is difcult to sweep, as dirt and garbage sticks to the

rough asphalt. It should have been like the asphalt on the road, or even tiles(though this last thing seemed hard for him to imagine)

-Vesterbro Torv is primarily used in summer season. Not many activities, but

lot of garbage and dirt, especially after weekends. That of course is normal for

Copenhagen nightlife.

- People mostly just past through or sits on the benches, mainly foreigners and

alcoholics. Last mentioned seem to have their social life there.

Street cleaning guy:


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- Living in a homeless shelter, where smoking and drinking is not aloud, makes

this area attractive to social gathering with other people in the same position.

There are benches to rest on, city life to entertain, and shops nearby.

- The commercial use of the area makes it difcult to change functions and use.

- Better comfort for sitting would be nice, a table here and there, maybe some

spots with bigger walls to block trafc view, a shelter when it rains

-Play possibilities for children, as a swing or something to climb on

-More green areas, maybe grass to play croquet, sand for petanque, a mini-golf

course.

- Music would be nice, as the church sometimes gives concert in the square

- Sometimes they even line up with free food to homeless people or other who

could use it

- In winter it could be fun with an ice-skating area like in Frederiksberg, some

shelter and maybe a heat source.

Two homeless men:


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VESTERBRO TORVAnalysis and reections related to City squares in Scandinavia

Functions of the city squares

Observations and reection of Scandinavian Living related to- Squares in Scandinavia are often connected with activities and

meetings.

- Social gathering with friends and family more often takes place in

door and often in private settings, rather in public areas.

- Squares in Scandinavia are primarily used during summer time.

- Scandinavian citizens are fascinated by the atmosphere in the

South European squares and often adopt the constellational

settings in hope to create the same atmosphere.

Observations and reection of South Europe

-Higher cultivation of social gathering with family and friends in

Squares and other public areas.

- South European squares are used during most seasons.

Conclusion

- The difference in functions versus settings in The South and The

North seems primarily to be bound to climate and culture.

- Interactions between people are primarily based in cultural and

climatically conditions.

- Environmental settings are often bound to traditionally thinking.

- Tradition is a way to make society and culture recognizable andfamiliar.

- Tradition can cause monotony in the city. Especially squares often

seem much alike environmentally as well as functionally.

Rethinking Nordic culture and tradition => new functional settings/

new settings for more functions/exible settings for functional

diversity

Architects rethink settings and use new methods to break monotony.But they can only shape surroundings, not necessarily make people

accept it and use it the way it was originally imagined.

How to get common citizens to take part in the creative process

- How do you bring people to confront and deal with traditional

thinking and culture?

- How do you make people rethink and think beyond original/usual

settings?

- What is it the citizens really would like in relation to what they think

is possible?

- What methods/tools can be used to make people interact differently

with well-known functions as well as environment?

- How is it possible to get in dialog with daily users and other citizens

to make them share their experiences, thoughts and ideas?

- How is it possible to help them generate new ideas?


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VESTERBRO TORVDesign phase:


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VESTERBRO TORVField tests:


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VESTERBRO TORVDesign phase:


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VESTERBRO TORVWalls on rails, Hamar


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STORTORGET SQUARE, Hamar+ large square

+ NOT functional as a public meeting place

A more comprehensive interference on the square is

needed

VESTERBRO TORV, Copenhagen+ small square

+ already functional as a public meeting place

Little interference to emphasize what is already there


VESTERBRO TORVSquare comparisment:


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+ the user of the square is able to move

the screens according to mood, season,

activity

+ provides spaces according to the people

using it

+ creates a dynamic square in constant

movement

+ different materials create diverse

screening and framing options to suit any

unique weather situation and individual

and collective need

+ view of particular sceneries according to

the position of both frame and screens

winterexample example

summer + outlook through the square+ ventilation

+ gather the screens to provide maximal shelter

+ outlook on one side


VESTERBRO TORVFramed:+ an interactive exible screening solution


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Dreamhamar Group 10L b k

VESTERBRO TORVWall on rails, Vesterbro

Dreamhamar Group 10L b k

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